Ronald Koeman’s side are one round away from making the competition’s group stage and the club are in a buoyant mood after finally completing the £45million signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea on Wednesday.

However, the game comes too soon for the Icelandic midfielder to make his debut – as Koeman said the new signing is short of match fitness.

Spanish striker Sandro is a doubt for the match, as he deals with a heel injury, and midfielder James McCarthy is out with a knee problem.

But Koeman has promised to play his strongest possible side, despite a crucial match against Manchester City coming up on Monday, and the Toffees will hope to topple the team that finished third in last season’s Croatian league.